How to play the F Major guitar scale

The F Major scale is a major scale which means it has the following definition:

R 2 3 4 5 6 7

Which notes are in the F Major guitar scale?

The notes in the F Major scale are:

F G A Bb C D E F

There are 7 notes in the scale with 1 flat and no sharps.

What are the intervals in the F Major Guitar Scale?

The scale definition for the F Major guitar scale is R 2 3 4 5 6 7 which means that the interval formula for the scale in semitones is:

2 2 1 2 2 2 1

You can also write this as note intervals:

Tone Tone Semitone Tone Tone Tone Semitone

The F Major Guitar Scale on the fretboard

Let's take a look at F Major on the guitar fretboard. Here is the scale across the entire fretboard:

F Major Guitar Scale Recap

Here is a quick recap of all the information about the F Major covered in this page:

• The F Major Scale is a major scale.

• The definition of the F Major scale is: R 2 3 4 5 6 7

• The notes in the F Major guitar scale are: F G A Bb C D E F

• The interval formula for the F Major scale is: 2 2 1 2 2 2 1

• The note intervals in the F Major scale are: Tone Tone Semitone Tone Tone Tone Semitone